subdued

英 [səb'djuːd]美 [səb'dud]

adj. 减弱的；被制服的；被抑制的

v. 使服从，压制，减弱（subdue 的过去式和过去分词）

1. subduce "除去，减去" => subdue.
2. subdue 其实就是 subduce 经过古法语简化、变体而来。
3. subdue 的过去式和过去分词。

subdued 小声的，压低的

subdue,抑制，压制，-ed,形容词后缀。引申词义小声的，压低声音的。

subdued (adj.)

c. 1600, "subjugated," past participle adjective from subdue. Meaning "calmed down, reduced in intensity" is recorded from 1822.

1. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.

他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The audience are strangely subdued, clapping politely after each song.

观众们出奇地安静，只是在每首歌结束后报以礼貌性的掌声。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The lighting was subdued.

灯光柔和。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He seemed a bit subdued to me.

我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。

来自《权威词典》

5. I felt strangely subdued when it was all over.

一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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